Markham, Gervase

Markham, Gervase,

1568–1637, English writer on horses and English country life. His chief work is Cavelarice; or the English Horseman (1607). Included among his other works are Country Contentments (1615) and several plays. He is said to have imported the first Arabian horse into England.

The confirmed count of fraudulently-issued SSL (secure socket layer) certificates now stands at 531," said Gervase Markham, a Mozilla developer who is part of the team that has been working to modify Firefox to blocks all sites signed with the purloined certificates.

Well-bred persons could find no better recreation for 'the renowning of their owne vertues' than horsemanship, according to Gervase Markham (1615), 'which in the verie action itselfe speaketh Gentleman'.

Sociologist Professor Anne Murcott, who discovered the original minced meat pie recipe in a book called ``The English Huswife'' by Gervase Markham, said: ``Tastes changed, and by the 18th century a division was emerging between `sweet' and `savoury' that would be recognised today.

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